Senior Social Worker - Duty and Assessment

Sanctuary Personnel; Northampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Social Worker to join their dedicated Children's service in Northampton. This exciting permanent role involves providing vital support to children, young people, and families, managing complex caseloads, and ensuring best practices in social work. The position offers opportunities for professional development, including mentoring and pursuing Practice Educator qualifications. With a supportive work environment and competitive benefits, this role is perfect for passionate social work professionals looking to make a meaningful impact in their community.

Benefits

Highly competitive salaries

Retention Bonus

Costs of Social Work England registration covered

27 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Opportunity to buy back additional holiday

Subsidised local authority pension scheme

Free Car Parking

Fantastic Induction Programme

Monthly high quality supervision

Employee discount scheme

Qualifications

• Degree in social work and current Social Work England registration required.
• Significant frontline experience in Children's Services is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical and social work support for children and families.
• Manage complex caseloads including assessments and interventions.

Skills

Social Work

Assessment Skills

Mentoring

Child Welfare

Education

Degree in Social Work

Social Work England Registration

Job description

Senior Social Worker - Duty and Assessment

Northampton , Northamptonshire , England
NN2

Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 300 reviews has an exciting Permanent opportunity available for an experienced Senior Social Worker to join a well-established Children's service based in Northampton.

Team/Specialism: Duty and Assessment

Contract: Permanent

Summary:

1. The role is responsible for providing practical and social work support for children, young people and families.
2. This involves holding a more complex caseload, including undertaking assessments, visiting children and their families, carrying out interventions, reviewing the work undertaken, and direct work with children, young people and families.
3. All this must be based on best evidence and good practice, privileging the best interests of children and young people.
4. The post holder could be expected to offer mentoring, work-shadowing/work experience opportunities and study towards the Practice Educator qualification and post qualifying modules.

Benefits of the role:

1. Highly competitive salaries and benefits
2. Retention Bonus
3. Costs of Social Work England registration covered
4. 27 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays, an additional 5 days after 5 years' service
5. Opportunity to buy back up to 5 weeks of additional holiday each year
6. Subsidised local authority pension scheme
7. Free Car Parking (Daventry) and £20 per month subsidised in Northampton TC
8. Shops close by
9. Fantastic Induction Programme
10. Practice Educator Qualifications
11. Monthly high quality supervision
12. Mandatory Signs of Safety training
13. Fantastic Maternity Benefits with an additional 12 weeks of maternity leave at 50%
14. Employee discount scheme offering a range of discounts from travel to shopping
15. Up to £8,000 relocation costs
16. Opportunities to regularly engage with the CEO and leadership team

Requirements of the Senior Social Worker:

1. Degree or equivalent in social work
2. Current Social Work England registration
3. Significant frontline experience in Children's Services

Contact:

This Senior Social Worker job is advertised by Lucy Pearson; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

We welcome applications from any experienced Social Work candidate with experience as a Newly Qualified, Social Worker, Practitioner, Assistant Team Manager, Team Manager, Head of Service or Director.

Regretfully we are only able to respond to experienced Social Work applicants who meet these requirements for this Permanent Social Work role as we need to meet our clients' requirements.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.